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Kansai Airport to reveal new domestic area this autumn
OSAKA — The domestic flight area of Kansai International Airport’s Terminal 1 will open this autumn ...
May 22, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Unique hot spring touted as lure for health tourism
TAKETA, Oita — As Oita Prefecture touts itself as the top destination in Japan for onsen hot springs...
May 21, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Lake Biwa sightseeing craft celebrates 40 years
OTSU — The Michigan sightseeing ship, a paddle wheeler resembling a classic U.S. steamboat, is celeb...
May 21, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Tokyo: Printing process on display from cover to cover
Letterpress printing is a process that requires individual types, which are letters that are sometim...
May 17, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Volunteers clean Fukushima Pref. lakeshore for Golden Week
FUKUSHIMA — Roughly 260 local volunteers picked up trash around Lake Inawashiro in Fukushima Prefect...
May 17, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Kyoto: Commemorating tiny lives, appreciating their great blessings
KYOTO — In the quiet precincts of a prestigious temple in Kyoto City you can find a very unusual mon...
May 14, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Okinawa: Flourishing Naha monorail to expand number of cars
NAHA — Okinawa Urban Monorail, Inc. is installing additional platform doors at stations in Naha and ...
May 14, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Botanist Makino spent his golden years in Tokyo
World-famous Japanese botanist Tomitaro Makino (1862-1957) spent his last 30 years in Nerima Ward, T...
May 10, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Aomori: Marathon held after cancellation for two years
AOMORI — The Aomori Sakura Marathon was held April 17 after being canceled for two consecutive years...
May 10, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Aichi: Replica of castle steep staircase open to climb
NAGOYA — An exhibit featuring a replica of a section of the staircase of Nagoya Castle’s tower keep ...
May 10, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Trio of monuments record horror wreaked by tsunami on Iwate Pref. coast
KAMAISHI, Iwate — Eleven years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, ...
May 10, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Tokyo: Edogawa Rampo home offers peek behind scenes
The Edogawa Rampo Residence in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, is where famed mystery novelist Edogawa Rampo (1...
May 10, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Hyogo: Public split over reinstallation of nude women statues
TAKARAZUKA, Hyogo —The possible reinstallation of a pair of nude female statues in Takarazuka, Hyogo...
May 7, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Kyoto: Online service offers spiritual sessions with monks
KYOTO — It is true that people often want to consult with priests when they have troubles or concern...
May 7, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Hyogo: Atom’s transition on display in Tezuka’s hometown
TAKARAZUKA, Hyogo — Takarazuka is home not only to the all-female theater group Takarazuka Revue Com...
May 7, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Osaka: Crises conquered, troupe celebrates centennial with eye on future
OSAKA — A revue company known for its spectacular song and dance performances celebrated its centenn...
April 30, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Kumamoto: Campground reborn from tragic disaster 6 years ago
MINAMI-ASO, Kumamoto — A lodge, which was damaged by a strong earthquake six years ago, has been reb...
April 30, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Kochi: Festival clapper-maker struggling to stay afloat
KAMI, Kochi — The coronavirus pandemic has hamstrung production of traditional castanet-like clapper...
April 30, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Kanagawa: Enormous vintage collection tells its own toy story
Located in an affluent residential area of Yokohama is a privately run museum that is rare not only ...
April 26, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Ibaraki: Pro gamer Kurihara connects Mito to world through esports
MITO — Motoki Kurihara skillfully maneuvered a game controller and took care of the opposing team in...
April 26, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Shiga: Ceramics company replicates masterpieces of art
KOKA, Shiga — A factory in Shiga Prefecture is using the durability of ceramics to reproduce importa...
April 23, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Miyazaki: Castle represents entrepreneur’s dream
EBINO, Miyazaki — Picturesque Morioka Castle in Ebino, Miyazaki Prefecture, has no connection whatso...
April 23, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Role models: Theme park depicts life in microcosm
Covering about 8,000 square meters, Small Worlds Tokyo is one of the world’s largest indoor miniatur...
April 19, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Yamanashi: Old inn, traditional house have facelifts to attract remote workers
UENOHARA, Yamanashi — Teleworking facilities renovated from a former inn and a traditional Japanese ...
April 19, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Japanese war orphan left behind in China graduates junior high school at 78
NARA — A 78-year-old woman who spent most of her life in China has graduated from a Japanese junior ...
April 16, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Yamaguchi: Limestone cave still holds mysteries 100 years later
MINE, Yamaguchi — It has been 100 years since one of Japan’s largest limestone caves, Akiyoshido in ...
April 16, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Tokyo: Dive into the deep history of the Olympic Games
The Japan Olympic Museum offers a thrilling interactive exhibit that allows visitors to measure thei...
April 12, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Shizuoka: 2 Japan college students create booklet, map to promote Shizuoka Pref. hometown
FUJI, Shizuoka — Two college students who grew up in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, have created a bookl...
April 12, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Nagasaki: Huis Ten Bosch marks 30th anniversary
SASEBO, Nagasaki — A resort facility that has become identified with Kyushu celebrated 30 years sinc...
April 9, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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Fukui: Port city remembers arrival of Jewish refugees
TSURUGA, Fukui — During World War II, Jewish refugees who escaped Nazi persecution were given a warm...
April 9, 2022 - JAPAN IN FOCUS
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